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Turn the Power ON
Press and hold the [
POWER(LOCK)
]
switch.
Input the Call sign
When turning the power ON for the first
time after purchasing, input the call sign of
your own station.
Input call sign may be changed from Setup
Menu [120 CALLSIGN].
1. When turning the power ON for the
first time after purchasing, the call sign
input screen will be displayed.
Please enter
Your CALLSIGN
(Max 10 letters)
Press the FUNC knob
2. Press the
FUNC
knob (upper right).
3. Input the call sign.
Touch the characters on the screen, or
rotate the
FUNC
knob to select each
character and then press the
FUNC
knob.
: to move the cursor to the right.
: to move the cursor to the left.
: change to the numeric and symbol
input
: to delete character to left of cursor
See “Text input screen” on page 75
to input a call sign.
4. Repeat step 3 to input the remaining
call sign characters.
5. Press and hold the
FUNC
knob to con-
clude inputting.
The power is turned OFF once and
then turned on automatically. Normal
operation (VFO Mode) screen will be
displayed.
Select the Operating Band
Press the
key.
Tune the frequency
Rotate the
DIAL
knob.
Adjust the volume
Rotate the
VOL/SQL
knob to adjust the
volume to a comfortable level.
Adjust the squelch setting
The squelch level may be adjusted to mute
the background noise when no signal is
received.
1. Press the
VOL/SQL
knob.
2. Rotate the
VOL/SQL
knob to adjust
the squelch to a level at which the
background noise is muted.
*When the squelch level is increased,
the noise is more likely to be silenced,
but it may become more difficult to re-
ceive weak signals.
3. Press the
VOL/SQL
knob again or wait
for about 3 seconds to complete the
adjustment.
Select the communication mode
In the factory settings, the communication
mode automatically corresponds to the
signal being received.
* Press the
key or touch the mode
area on the display to manually select
the communication mode.
Transmit/Receive Signals
Talk into the microphone while holding the
PTT
switch on the side. Release the
PTT
switch to return to receive.
Set the Bluetooth
®
function
The FTM-500DR/DE is equipped with the
Bluetooth function. To use a Bluetooth
headset, refer to “
Bluetooth
®
Operation
”
Quick Guide